Penn study finds gray matter density increases during adolescence
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA -- For years, the common narrative in human developmental neuroimaging has been that gray matter in...
Small non-profit’s unconventional approach offers new hope with autism suramin trial
DALLAS, TX - May 26, 2017 - Results released today from an N of One: Autism Research Foundation supported clinical...
Knowledge gap on the origin of sex
There are significant gaps in our knowledge on the evolution of sex, according to a research review on sex chromosomes...
Diesel pollution linked to heart damage
Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Diesel pollution is linked with heart damage, according to research presented today at...
Researchers develop faster and cheaper cardiac imaging test for developing countries
Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Researchers in the UK and Peru have developed a faster and cheaper cardiac...
Isolated Greek villages reveal genetic secrets that protect against heart disease
A genetic variant that protects the heart against cardiovascular disease has been discovered by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger...
Penn State DNA ladders: Inexpensive molecular rulers for DNA research
Credit: Penn State University New, license-free DNA ladders will allow researchers to estimate the size of fragments of DNA for...
Study sweetens connection between cancer and sugar
Credit: University of Texas at Dallas In a new study, scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have found...
New cellular target may put the brakes on cancer’s ability to spread
Credit: Will Kirk/JHU A team led by Johns Hopkins researchers has discovered a biochemical signaling process that causes densely packed...
Millions in funding for TU Dresden
TU Dresden is going establish two new Collaborative Research Centres (CRC) and an additional CRC with TUD participation will be...
Vitamin D in pregnancy may help prevent childhood asthma
A new study published today in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology has found that taking Vitamin D supplements...
Statins associated with improved heart structure and function
Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Statins are associated with improved heart structure and function, according to research presented...
High levels of PFOA found in mid-Ohio River Valley residents from 1991 to 2013
New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) reveals that residents of the Mid-Ohio River Valley (from Evansville, Indiana, north...
Dog skull study reveals genetic changes linked to face shape
A study of dog DNA has revealed a genetic mutation linked to flat face shapes such as those seen in...
Venetian physician had a key role in shaping early modern chemistry
Credit: Santorio's marginal note to col. 406C-D, in Santorio Santori, Commentaria In Primam Fen Primi Libri Canonis Avicennae (Venice, 1625),...
Methicillin resistance among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus in Egypt
About 40-70% of the infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus strains are due to methicillin resistant ones. These isolates are usually...
Scientists identify protein linked to chronic heart failure
Credit: Tsuda et al., 2017 Researchers in Japan have identified a receptor protein on the surface of heart cells that...
Alzheimer’s Association calls for new strategies against dementia in Scientific American
The time has come for advancing combination therapies against Alzheimer's disease, explains James A. Hendrix, Ph.D., Alzheimer's Association director of...
Scientists jump hurdle in HIV vaccine design
LA JOLLA, CA - May 26, 2017 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have made another important advance...
Coroners unable to agree on what caused a person’s death
Credit: University of Huddersfield A FORMER top detective turned University of Huddersfield researcher has published his findings that coroners in...
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